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Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by ClassyJacket on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @09:23AM (#13219996)
Huh? The Apple Watch is a fantastic execution. The Taptic engine is one of the coolest and most useful pieces of technology I've seen in years.
Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by quantumwannabe on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @10:06AM (#13220384)
I found Android Wear to be superior to it. Some gripes I've had: read notifications aren't synced with the phone, it is impossible to mark an email as read without opening it, no third-party watch faces, the appointment shown on the watch face won't change to the next one until the current one is over (horrible with back to back appointments, Android shows the next one 10 minutes into the current one), the iMessage app often contains conversations I deleted weeks ago, apps are slow to launch and sometimes don't launch at all. Also no always on screen with slightly worse battery life (than Android).

The Apple Watch is a much better fitness tracker than my old Android Wear watch, which had a very inaccurate heart rate sensor.

Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by ClassyJacket on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @05:01PM (#13233030)
Are you sure you've actually used an Apple Watch?

Notifications are synced.

You can see your next appointment by scrolling the crown.

Battery life is better, not worse.

The app launching thing is annoying though, but I rarely use third party apps on either.

Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by NEDM64 on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @10:29AM (#13229818)
So you didn't even used it...
Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by toyg on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @12:22PM (#13221823)
> The Apple Watch is a fantastic execution

Compared to Android alternatives already on the market, it's nothing special. The other i-devices were distinctive, this one is an also-ran.

Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by NEDM64 on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @10:30AM (#13229824)
That's why all Android smartwatches failed commercially, right?

The Apple Watch is so much superior.